ビリー・ザ・キッド射殺に使われた銃、競売に 予想落札額は2億円超
The gun used to shoot Billy the Kid, for auction, the expected bid price is over 200 million yen
The gun used to shoot Billy the Kid, for auction, the expected bid price is over 200 million yen
米西部開拓時代の無法者、ビリー・ザ・キッドを140年前に射殺した際に使用された銃が、初めて競売に掛けられます
The gun used to shoot Billy the Kid, an outlaw in the western pioneer era 140 years ago, will be auctioned for the first time.
The gun used to shoot Billy the Kid, an outlaw in the western pioneer era 140 years ago, will be auctioned for the first time.
落札額は200万~300万ドル(約2億2100万~3億3200万円)と推定されています
The winning bid is estimated to be between $ 2 million and $ 3 million (about 221 million to 332 million yen).
The winning bid is estimated to be between $ 2 million and $ 3 million (about 221 million to 332 million yen).
競売に掛けられるのは「コルト・シングル・アクション」と呼ばれる銃で、1881年7月14日にニューメキシコ州の農場でビリー・ザ・キッドを射殺した保安官、パット・ギャレットが所有していました
The auction is for a gun called the Colt Single Action
The auction is for a gun called the Colt Single Action
競売会社ボナムズはこの銃を「米西部開拓で最も重要かつ有名な史実のひとつを伝える品」と評しています
Bonhams, an auctioneer, describes the gun as a product that conveys one of the most important and famous historical facts in the western pioneer.
Bonhams, an auctioneer, describes the gun as a product that conveys one of the most important and famous historical facts in the western pioneer.
競売は8月27日にロサンゼルスで行われる予定です
The auction will take place on August 27th in Los Angeles
The auction will take place on August 27th in Los Angeles